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Meticulously documented, this volume contains more than 1,500 endnotes which aid in analyzing all side of the complex issue of the role of federal law enforcement and the risks that their enormous powers pose to individual rights, judicial authority, and arrest procedures in the name of public safety…. More >>
No More Wacos: What’s Wrong With Federal Law Enforcement and How to Fix It
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#1 by John Baranyai on March 29, 2010 - 2:19 am
In this book the author blames the initial assault on David Koresh’s Mount Cramel property on the ATF. He neglects to mention that David Koresh had enough guns, hand grenades and illegal automatic weapons to outfit the Kosovo Army for it’s next Revolution.The BLAME lies with David Koresh and his followers. When you amass such as stockpile of ILLEGAL weaapons then you should expect a visit from the authorities which is exactly what happend . And due to Koresh’s arsenal he managed to “outgun” the ATF and four good Peace Officers were murdered. All of this occurred because that madman and psychopath Koresh thought he had a “Direct Hotline” to God. Those 86 people chose not to surrender. Perhaps they thought the seige would end with flowers and free bottles of French Champagne? It seems like nearly everybody wants to blame somebody else for the Waco Incident instead of laying the blame at Koresh and his followers.I give this book 5 stars because no doubt it will apeal to the Paranoid Conspiracy Theorists out there and the Survivalist who now think their Government is “The Enemy “ever since Russians turned out to be nice people after all.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by author@ime.net on March 29, 2010 - 4:29 am
If a glance at these writers’ previous works and their source of support for this work (the NRA) isn’t sufficient to give any objective reader fair warning of the “conclusions” to come, reading the book reveals the prejudice that colors every line. There is a mass of accurate information but — like the demogagues we’ve seen in Europe over the past century — these writers have adroitly fashioned the truths into lies. Pity the poor souls who swallow this swill.
Rating: 2 / 5
#3 by Anonymous on March 29, 2010 - 5:18 am
This work is not only an outstanding explanation of the Waco and Ruby Ridge incidents, but a critcal review of modern federal law enforcement. The book goes beyond sorting out — in meticulous detail — what really happened in these debacles. Even more valuable is the objective analysis of the abuses and excesses of federal law enforcement, along with suggested remedies.
This book is a “must read” for anyone concerned with civil liberties or law enforcement.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Anonymous on March 29, 2010 - 7:13 am
The authors explain, with stark clarity of writing and highly documented research, why David Koresh was scary, but BATF agents, FBI provocateurs, and the federal government are downright frightening.
From the mishandling by authorities of the original Branch Dividian raid (coming in guns blazing to a communal home of 127 people because they have an improperly obtained warrant for, in essence, failure to pay gun registration taxes against one person) to the final holocaust (“holocaust” = “complete annihilation by fire”) of over 70 people including dozens of children by an FBI who couldn’t negotiate straight, the entire story of Waco unfolds.
But more important than this documentation of the tragedy is Kopel and Blackman’s carefully thought-out recommendations for avoiding the danger in future. The trend over the last 2 decades of federalizing crimes and militarizing the police (from the local to federal level) is condemned as inimical to a free society. The fact such methods developed as a consequence of the War on Drugs (why do you think they call it war?) is not lost on the authors. The role of the media, and especially the national media’s very limited interest and concern for religious freedom, is reviewed.
Fast paced and judicious in tone, this book is a tour-de-force. A must read.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Anonymous on March 29, 2010 - 9:48 am
Kopel and Blackman did more than just their homework on this book. It is perhaps the most factual yet interesting critique on the way in which federal law enforcement operates today. The attack on Mt. Carmel is a very important even in the history of this nation and only from our mistakes can we change the future. This review I believe is especially credible since I read but certainly don’t always like David Kopel’s writings. Highest recommendation and a great source for research papers.
Rating: 5 / 5